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Innovation fitness test – a tool to help scoring

Posted on January 25th, 2016 by John Bessant

This is a framework developed by colleagues in Canada which helps with using the Innovation Fitness test framework.   Click here for the tool: InnovationAuditScoring-V3

Unipart’s approach to improving productivity

Posted on May 15th, 2015 by John Bessant

May 13, 2015 : FT industry editor Peggy Hollinger talks to John Neill, chief executive of Unipart, about the logistics group’s methods for improving productivity, including a ‘university’ and ‘faculties on the floor’ for continuous training and monitoring.

Blackstone entrepreneur’s network

Posted on April 7th, 2015 by John Bessant

Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network is an initiative to strengthen existing entrepreneurial ecosystems in struggling areas by building a network of master entrepreneurs and connecting them with a pipeline of potential high growth ventures

Red Button Design

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

This is a case study of an entrepreneurial venture established to try and solve problems of delivering fresh drinking water in developing countries.Red Button Design Case Study

Transcript of Suzana Moreira interview

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

Suzana Moreira transcript

James Dyson

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

This is a case study highlighting some of the challenges in developing and then growing an entrepreneurial business. Dyson Case Study

Better Place

Posted on January 19th, 2015 by John Bessant

This is a case study of an ambitious innovation project in the field of electric vehicles.  It demonstrates the challenges of adoption and diffusion and some of the issues in managing a large-scale start-up venture. Better place   An excellent review of business models for electric vehicles is available from the Cambridge Service Alliance   2015

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Shell’s Gamechanger programme

Posted on January 10th, 2015 by John Bessant

Gamechanger case

Activity – Innovation Management Project

Posted on January 10th, 2015 by John Bessant

Innovation Management Project  This is a team-based activity built around a ‘live’ consulting assignment looking at ways to help organizations improve some aspect of their innovation management.

Self-test quizzes

Posted on December 7th, 2014 by John Bessant

These are some quick interactive self-test quizzes covering various themes. Introduction to innovation Social innovation and entrepreneurship Globalization Building innovative organizations Sources of innovation Discontinuous innovation Searching for opportunities Innovation networks Developing new products and services Starting new ventures Knowledge and intellectual property Creating value and growing ventures Learning to manage innovation      

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